Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 7.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers under 600, however a higher undertone was noted especially on weaned steer calves. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifers over 800 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.84/cwt on 1,051 head.

Average price

$148.84

1,051 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	150.16	1,058	986
Medium and Large 1-2	793	132.00	1,047	6thin
Large 1	1,053	128.45	1,352	59

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about −$294 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,051 hd

148.84

—

KS average3 barns · 2,982 hd

144.82

+4.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,857	74.63	1,386	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	65.33	865	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	56.23	709	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	46.91	570	61

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.96/cwt	183.00–191.00	724	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	935	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	485	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	714	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	917	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	141.98/cwt	140.75–144.00	909	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,109	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	138.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,329	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	441	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	56.23/cwt	50.00–57.75	709	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	957	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	456	138.18/cwt	137.00–140.50	630	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	144.59/cwt	140.00–148.25	1,125	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	781	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,027	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	6
Bulls	—	—	2,138	79.70/cwt	79.00–80.50	1,704	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	70.12/cwt	67.75–72.50	987	27
Bulls	—	—	1,670	71.25/cwt	60.00–77.00	1,190	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	46.91/cwt	43.00–50.00	570	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	62.89/cwt	59.50–66.50	806	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	745	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	120.45/cwt	117.00–127.00	752	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	127.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	723	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	132.10/cwt	128.00–134.00	712	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	840	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,096	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	135.57/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,063	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	132.17/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,150	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	743	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,026	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	161.89/cwt	159.00–170.00	792	86
Steers	Large 1	—	1,055	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,361	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	147.66/cwt	147.50–147.85	1,295	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	143.77/cwt	133.00–147.00	830	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.07/cwt	138.50–153.00	685	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	879	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	777	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	856	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,323	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	791	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,111	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	732	141.05/cwt	140.50–141.25	1,032	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	148.80/cwt	145.25–152.00	1,245	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,326	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	133.07/cwt	131.00–140.50	950	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,080	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.81/cwt	149.50–154.00	878	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	156.81/cwt	156.00–157.00	844	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	133.25/cwt	129.00–137.00	882	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,129	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	146.30/cwt	142.00–150.50	631	24

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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